Re:Revenge of the Chickenized Reverse-Centaurs
by enaaem on Saturday May 31, 2025 @05:59AM
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Big box stores want high volumes of a standardised products. This is hard to do for a lone farmer. It would be easier if they could sell to smaller supermarkets and butcher shops. Smaller supermarkets and butcher shops require walkable neighbourhoods and a vibrant down town; I call it the walkable neighbourhood theory of everything.
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Re:Revenge of the Chickenized Reverse-Centaurs
by zhivota on Saturday May 31, 2025 @10:32AM
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Bingo! It's also an antitrust thing but yes, look up the number of grocery stores in a northeast city 100 years ago vs now, it's mind boggling. Like at least 25x difference, maybe more, I can't recall.
Re:Revenge of the Chickenized Reverse-Centaurs
by nradov on Saturday May 31, 2025 @11:52AM
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People who live in walkable neighborhoods will always drive to big box grocery stores to buy most of their chicken. The local butcher shops charge too much, and for busy families it's a huge hassle to have to visit multiple small shops for meat, dairy, produce, bread, etc. The big box stores are a huge time saver.
Re:Revenge of the Chickenized Reverse-Centaurs
by marcosdumay on Saturday May 31, 2025 @03:29PM
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Yes, reverting food distribution to the pre-car situation is a lost cause that would also create plenty of problems anyway.
Given that, it's a market in dire need of governments messing with it. The current situation is really bad.